Yea I like shutdown players that have the capacity to completely neutralize opponents. Gronkowski only had 2 catches for 32 yards when NE lost to CLE by 1 point. Ward just had better presence in that game.

ward is more of a strong safety type than the single-high type the chiefs need.

urbusted2 says:Mar 11, 2014 5:35 PM

Ward is all he’ll ever be. Good hitter and no cover. Poor ball skills. The Browns upgraded with Whitner regardless of his location on the 100 chart. Same thing with D. Jackson. Great teammate but made tackles 5 to 7 yards down-field. First down after a good stop. Go Browns.

I love how everyone is an NFL scout/GM on here. If you were any good at scouting players don’t you think you’d be doing it and not just a keyboard warrior? Most of you can’t even win at a fantasy football much less be an NFL GM lol.

Dansby is a substantial upgrade over Jackson, and they structured his deal very wisely. Jackson struggle in the 3-4; Dansby excels in it (114 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 4 picks, and 19 passes defensed in 2013).

The contract is 4 years for $24M with $14 guaranteed, but $10 of that is in the first year. That means as he ages and his skills decline, he’ll be making less than $5M per year with very little guaranteed. That means they can cut him later with little to no dead money, and that’s smart.

Lol enjoy Denver. Ward takes the worst angles of any safety ive ever seen. If you think the coverage was bad when the Ravens WR got by your CB, wait til a RB and WR run right by Ward, when he tries to tackle them.